A couple who stopped to help told ambulance crews that Mr Tyror had told them he had been blown over by the wind.

He was taken to Ysbyty Glan Clwyd and later transferred to a major trauma unit in North Staffordshire Hospital in Stoke, where he passed away three days later after never fully regaining consciousness.

'Freak incident'

North Wales deputy coroner, Nicola Jones said she was unable to call the couple to give evidence at the hearing because they had not given their contact details to paramedics.

“There is not much for us to go on here. We’ve tried to trace the witnesses but we can’t find them,” she said.

“They were just kind people who were passing by, they were good Samaritans and thank goodness for people like that.”

She added: “Mr Tyror was probably blown away by strong wind on a very windy day, that is the only explanation given here...His prognosis was always poor as a result of the severity of such a high spinal cord injury....It was an injury he could never had recovered from.

“This was a freak incident.”

In a statement read out at the inquest, Mr Tyror’s stepson, David said he was fit for his age and “enjoyed very good health,” not taking any prescription medication.

“He was a keen gardener and did DIY well into his 80s. He also enjoyed playing crown green bowls,” he added.

Recording a conclusion of accidental death, Ms Jones said: “Everyone involved in Mr Tyror’s care did all they could. It’s a shame we don’t know who the people who found him are.

Appeal

“If not for the fall, which caused such catastrophic injury, he was a fine example of a healthy 90-year-old.”

Speaking after the inquest, David said ever since the tragedy, the family have tried to track down the couple who rushed to help the grandfather-of-two.

“We are really keen to find out who the people who helped my father are,” he said.